Nevada Code § 614.160

Picketing: Unlawful acts; acceptable acts; local variance; penalty
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1. During the pendency of a strike, work
stoppage or other dispute, it is unlawful for any person:
(a) To picket on private property without the
written permission of the owner or pursuant to an order from a federal court or
agency of competent jurisdiction, even if the private property is open to the
public as invitees for business, except that an employee may enter or leave his
or her employers property in the course of his or her employment or for the
purpose of receiving payment for services performed;
(b) To maintain any picket or picket line,
individually or as part of a group, in front of or across entrances to or exits
from any property, except that the following numbers of pickets may be
maintained across entrances or exits if the pickets do not narrow or block the
entrances or exits or delay, impede or interfere with the ability of persons or
vehicles to enter or leave the property:
(1) Two pickets at pedestrian entrances
and exits;
(2) Two pickets at driveway entrances and
exits 20 feet or less in width; and
(3) Six pickets at driveway entrances and
exits more than 20 feet in width;
(c) Knowingly to threaten, molest, assault, or in
any manner physically touch the person, clothing or vehicle of any person
attempting to enter or leave any property, including employees, agents,
contractors, representatives, guests, customers or others doing or attempting
to do business with the owner or occupant;
(d) Intentionally to operate a motor vehicle so
as to delay, impede or interfere with the ability of persons or vehicles to
enter or leave any property;
(e) To use language or words threatening to do
harm to a person or the property of the person or designed to incite fear in
any person attempting to enter or leave any property; or
(f) Knowingly to spread, drop, throw or otherwise
knowingly to disperse nails, tacks, staples, glass or other objects in the
entrances to or exits from any property.
2. Any persons participating in a strike,
work stoppage or other dispute may picket on the public sidewalks or other
public areas between entrances and exits to any property if the pickets maintain
a distance of 30 feet from each person or group of two persons to the next
person or group and no more than two persons walk abreast.
3. Persons who picket any property may
congregate in groups of 10 or fewer to confer with their captain at reasonable
times or to obtain food and drink at reasonable times, but shall not so
congregate within 30 feet of any entrance or exit.
4. Each county shall adopt by ordinance a
procedure by which it may grant a variance from the provisions of paragraph (b)
of subsection 1.
5. Any person who violates the
prohibitions of this section or of a variance granted pursuant to subsection 4
is guilty of a misdemeanor. This section does not preclude civil action or
additional criminal prosecution based upon acts which are prohibited by this
section.

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